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Possessive Nouns

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10 questions
Rewrite each group of words using a possessive noun.
• A possessive noun names who or what owns something. A possessive
noun can be common or proper.
• A singular possessive noun names one owner. A plural possessive noun
names more than one owner.
• If a plural noun is regular and ends in -s, add an apostrophe to make it a
possessive noun.
• If a plural noun is irregular and does not end in -s, add an apostrophe
and -s to make it possessive.
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the hands of the builder

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the horns of three bison

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the cries of those puppies

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those puppies’ cries

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the friends of Claire

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the aromas of many soups

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the whistle of the train

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the decisions of the men

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the feathers of our geese

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the rivers of Mexico